Maya (not her real name) had been here less than two weeks when she had to be rushed to the children’s hospital in Little Rock in the middle of the night. She was suffering from an intense attack of sickle cell anemia. Her misshapen red blood cells were stuck in her blood vessels and all…
Read MoreHelp Abwe Send Some Love (and books) to Refugees in Tanzania!
Abwe thought he was prepared to come to the US. He had trained as a nurse for the Red Cross and had experience working in microfinance and church ministry as well. He was smart, educated and adaptable. He felt ready for America and its challenges. But when he arrived, he discovered there was one key…
Read MoreHelp Majidi and Rehema Send Some Love (and clothes) to Refugees in Tanzania
Majidi can clearly still remember when he first arrived in the refugee camp in Namibia after a grueling journey from the Congo. He had nothing with him but the clothes on his back and they were filthy and worn after the journey, but for his first several weeks in the camp, he had to make…
Read MoreAsylum: A few Important Facts
Asylum seekers have been in the news quite a lot recently, as several migrant caravans make their way through central America towards Mexico and the US. We’ve heard a lot of disturbing things about these groups: that they’re trying to invade our country, that they’re dangerous and diseased, that they don’t care about our laws….
Read MoreWelcoming Refugees Home: Two Years In
Sunday, September 30 marked the end of FY 2018, Canopy’s second full fiscal year in operation. It’s amazing to think that we are already two years into this work! But it’s even more amazing to think about just how much we have managed to accomplish together over these last two years. Over the last two…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Integration
OK, y’all. Let’s talk integration. Since we started our work two years ago, we’ve received 97 refugees from 7 countries, and our community has given them the very best welcome. But now, 55 of those refugees have been here an entire year. So what comes next? What happens after the welcome? What does it look like for…
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After a long, bleak winter—8 months without a single refugee arrival— spring is slowly pushing through at Canopy NWA. Three weeks ago, we welcomed John Feruzi, Safi and Watata’s long-awaited son. Last week, we welcomed our second refugee case of the year: the Kalulu family from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Slowly, it seems the…
Read MoreWe’re Taking 2018 by Storm!
2018 has been a whirlwind so far at Canopy! We’ve launched several new programs, organized some big advocacy events– and we’re really just getting started. Catch up on everything we’ve been doing, everything we’ve got coming up and how YOU can be involved: New Programs: 1. Investing in Tomorrow, Financial Literacy for Tyson Team Members. In partnership…
Read MoreWe are Hiring!
We are sad (but proud) to announce that after a year and half of intense, foundation-building work with Canopy NWA, Rick Barry, our Employment Coordinator, is moving on to serve our country as an Army Officer. It was Rick’s heart for public service that brought him to us– and now it is taking him away to…
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